]]>http://nj1015.com/usda-rules-would-increase-food-stamp-access-to-healthy-foods-2/feed/0A grocery store advertises that they accept food stamps in the South Bronx on September 19, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)House bill would allow drug testing for food stampshttp://nj1015.com/house-bill-would-allow-drug-testing-for-food-stamps/
http://nj1015.com/house-bill-would-allow-drug-testing-for-food-stamps/#commentsThu, 11 Feb 2016 23:26:58 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=594459Continue reading…]]>A key House Republican is renewing a GOP push to allow drug tests for low-income food stamp recipients, a move to help states like Wisconsin, where Gov. Scott Walker has sued the federal government to permit screening.

]]>http://nj1015.com/christie-ends-waiver-for-work-requirement-to-get-food-stamps/feed/0Spencer Platt, Getty Images416,000 NJ children living on food stampshttp://nj1015.com/10-percent-of-nj-residents-living-on-food-stamps/
http://nj1015.com/10-percent-of-nj-residents-living-on-food-stamps/#commentsMon, 21 Dec 2015 03:10:27 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=577401Continue reading…]]>The latest numbers from the New Jersey Department of Human Services suggest more than 882,000 people in the state are living on food stamps. More than 416,000 of them are children.

]]>http://nj1015.com/10-percent-of-nj-residents-living-on-food-stamps/feed/0paulprescott72, ThinkstockFood Stamp Challenge – What can $30 get you in New Jersey?http://nj1015.com/food-stamp-challenge-what-can-30-get-you-in-new-jersey/
http://nj1015.com/food-stamp-challenge-what-can-30-get-you-in-new-jersey/#commentsFri, 12 Jun 2015 01:21:36 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=514319Continue reading…]]>Thirty dollars per week doesn't offer consumers the most exciting and healthy shopping cart. But that's the maximum amount that food stamps can provide.

]]>http://nj1015.com/food-stamp-challenge-what-can-30-get-you-in-new-jersey/feed/0Dino Flammia, Townsquare Media NJHealth law brings growth in food stamps in some stateshttp://nj1015.com/health-law-brings-growth-in-food-stamps-in-some-states/
http://nj1015.com/health-law-brings-growth-in-food-stamps-in-some-states/#commentsWed, 22 Apr 2015 17:15:24 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=498365Continue reading…]]>President Barack Obama's health care law has had a surprising side effect: In some states, it appears to be enticing more Americans to apply for food stamps, even as the economy improves.

]]>http://nj1015.com/health-law-brings-growth-in-food-stamps-in-some-states/feed/0Kevork Djansezian, Getty ImagesLawmakers aim to speed up food stamp processinghttp://nj1015.com/lawmakers-aim-to-speed-up-food-stamp-processing/
http://nj1015.com/lawmakers-aim-to-speed-up-food-stamp-processing/#commentsTue, 27 Jan 2015 18:18:39 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=472030Continue reading…]]>Residents applying for food assistance would get a receipt from government agents and some low-income New Jerseyans would qualify for expedited access to benefits under bills moving through the Legislature.

]]>http://nj1015.com/bills-target-nj-food-assistance-program/feed/0Spencer Platt, Getty ImagesDoctors Say Cutting Food Stamps Could Backfirehttp://nj1015.com/doctors-say-cutting-food-stamps-could-backfire/
http://nj1015.com/doctors-say-cutting-food-stamps-could-backfire/#commentsThu, 09 Jan 2014 20:41:13 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=348844Continue reading…]]>Doctors are warning that if Congress cuts food stamps, the federal government could be socked with bigger health bills. Maybe not immediately, they say, but over time if the poor wind up in doctors' offices or hospitals as a result.

]]>http://nj1015.com/food-stamp-reductions-hit-new-jersey/feed/0Kevork Djansezian, Getty ImagesFood Stamp Cuts Kick In As Congress Debates Morehttp://nj1015.com/food-stamp-cuts-kick-in-as-congress-debates-more/
http://nj1015.com/food-stamp-cuts-kick-in-as-congress-debates-more/#commentsFri, 01 Nov 2013 13:57:50 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=327208Continue reading…]]>More than 47 million Americans who receive food stamps will see their benefits go down starting Friday, just as Congress has begun negotiations on further cuts to the program.

]]>http://nj1015.com/food-stamp-debit-cards-not-working-in-nj-other-states/feed/0Federal food stamps card (Joe Raedle, Getty Images)NJ Food Stamp Recipients Face New Hardship [AUDIO]http://nj1015.com/nj-food-stamp-recipients-face-new-hardship-audio/
http://nj1015.com/nj-food-stamp-recipients-face-new-hardship-audio/#commentsFri, 11 Oct 2013 14:00:26 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=320242Continue reading…]]>Come Nov. 1, the average family of four in New Jersey and across the country that receive food stamps will bring in about $36 less in monthly benefits as the temporary increase to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) runs out.

]]>http://nj1015.com/nj-food-stamp-recipients-face-new-hardship-audio/feed/0Kevork Djansezian, Getty ImagesHouse Approves Big Cut to Food Stampshttp://nj1015.com/house-approves-big-cut-to-food-stamps/
http://nj1015.com/house-approves-big-cut-to-food-stamps/#commentsThu, 19 Sep 2013 23:42:54 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=312981Continue reading…]]>The House has voted to cut nearly $4 billion a year from food stamps, a 5 percent reduction to the nation's main feeding program used by more than 1 in 7 Americans.

]]>http://nj1015.com/house-approves-big-cut-to-food-stamps/feed/0House Bill Would Cut $4B a Year from Food Stampshttp://nj1015.com/house-bill-would-cut-4b-a-year-from-food-stamps/
http://nj1015.com/house-bill-would-cut-4b-a-year-from-food-stamps/#commentsTue, 17 Sep 2013 01:26:08 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=311844Continue reading…]]>The House is expected to consider a bill this week that would cut food stamps by an estimated $4 billion annually and allow states to put broad new work requirements in place for recipients.

]]>http://nj1015.com/house-bill-would-cut-4b-a-year-from-food-stamps/feed/0Food Cuts Threaten NJ Families [AUDIO]http://nj1015.com/food-cuts-threaten-nj-families-audio/
http://nj1015.com/food-cuts-threaten-nj-families-audio/#commentsTue, 06 Aug 2013 09:13:46 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=297335Continue reading…]]>Nearly one million New Jerseyans will see a cut in their federal food assistance benefits this fall, when a temporary boost to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) expires on October 31.

]]>http://nj1015.com/food-cuts-threaten-nj-families-audio/feed/0Spencer Platt, Getty ImagesHouse GOP Considers Food Stamp Work Requirementshttp://nj1015.com/house-gop-considers-food-stamp-work-requirements/
http://nj1015.com/house-gop-considers-food-stamp-work-requirements/#commentsThu, 25 Jul 2013 01:38:13 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=293442Continue reading…]]>About 47 million Americans received food stamps last year, but only a relative few are required to work or look for a job as a condition of receiving the aid.

]]>http://nj1015.com/house-gop-considers-food-stamp-work-requirements/feed/0House Approves Scaled-Down Farm Billhttp://nj1015.com/house-approves-scaled-down-farm-bill/
http://nj1015.com/house-approves-scaled-down-farm-bill/#commentsFri, 12 Jul 2013 03:24:09 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=288703Continue reading…]]>The House has passed a scaled-down version of a massive farm bill, putting off a fight over food stamp spending and giving Republican leaders a victory after a decisive defeat on the larger bill last month.

]]>http://nj1015.com/house-approves-scaled-down-farm-bill/feed/0Rossi Roundup – Beach Overreacts to Naked Kids – And More at 7http://nj1015.com/rossi-roundup-beach-overreacts-to-naked-kids-and-more-at-7/
http://nj1015.com/rossi-roundup-beach-overreacts-to-naked-kids-and-more-at-7/#commentsThu, 11 Jul 2013 18:34:04 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=288533Continue reading…]]>Here’s what’s coming up tonight at 7, with me, Ray Rossi, in for Steve, as we spread the gospel of the Garden State to you all over the world at NJ1015.com…on your FM at 101.5, and with you at 1 800 283 101...

]]>http://nj1015.com/rossi-roundup-beach-overreacts-to-naked-kids-and-more-at-7/feed/0el rey de la nocheHouse GOP Drops Food Stamps From Massive Farm Billhttp://nj1015.com/house-gop-drops-food-stamps-from-massive-farm-bill/
http://nj1015.com/house-gop-drops-food-stamps-from-massive-farm-bill/#commentsThu, 11 Jul 2013 01:17:49 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=288288Continue reading…]]>House Republican leaders hoping to quickly recover from an embarrassing defeat on the House floor last month are preparing to split a massive farm bill in two and put it up for a vote as early as Thursday.

According to this story, Newark Mayor Cory Booker will be meeting the challenge of a Twitter follower and abide by the SNAP program for a week.

The challenge came about over an exchange he had with the follower identified as @MWadeNC, saying, in so many words, that our government’s investment in such things as schools and nutrition, as opposed to police and prisons, would reap wealth in this country...

]]>http://nj1015.com/facebook-campaign-targets-hunger-in-nj-audio/feed/0Flickr User Global XAn Article on Food Stamps that Will Make Your Blood Boilhttp://nj1015.com/an-article-on-food-stamps-that-will-make-your-blood-boil/
http://nj1015.com/an-article-on-food-stamps-that-will-make-your-blood-boil/#commentsFri, 20 Jul 2012 11:32:54 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=138793Continue reading…]]>There's really not much you say about this recent article other than you have to read it to really believe it.

]]>http://nj1015.com/an-article-on-food-stamps-that-will-make-your-blood-boil/feed/0Flickr User Fifth World ArtFood Stamp Program Aggressively Enrolls Foreigners – Fair or Not [AUDIO, POLL]http://nj1015.com/food-stamp-program-aggressively-enrolls-foreigners-fair-or-not-poll/
http://nj1015.com/food-stamp-program-aggressively-enrolls-foreigners-fair-or-not-poll/#commentsFri, 20 Jul 2012 02:33:43 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=138629Continue reading…]]>I made a point of talking about the abuses to the Food Stamp program a couple of weeks ago; and was fortunate to have on the air with me Assemblyman Gary Chiusano, who reiterated what he had told our David Matthau

The bill he wanted to introduce that would attempt to end abuses to the Food Stamp program here in NJ...

]]>http://nj1015.com/food-stamp-program-aggressively-enrolls-foreigners-fair-or-not-poll/feed/0YoutubeFood Stamp Program Cuts – Fair or Unfair [POLL, VIDEO]http://nj1015.com/food-stamp-program-cuts-fair-or-unfair-pollvideo/
http://nj1015.com/food-stamp-program-cuts-fair-or-unfair-pollvideo/#commentsWed, 20 Jun 2012 19:07:57 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=123599Continue reading…]]>I hope never to have to go on food stamps. However, the program has been a lifeline for many here in New Jersey and across the nation. For others though, it’s become a way of life, and one can’t deny that there have been abuses of the program. With the federal deficit being as high as it is, so cuts are in order.